Holder for reknitting fabrics



Patentes Aar. 18,1933

UNITED sTATEs PATENT o l-Flca cs-.amr .um caownnr, or Nasnvnma,'Manassas nomina rca e names I 4Application lled Inruil- 1982. SerialN0. 000,548.

it downwar The present invention consists in the provision of a holderor last which is illuminated from the inside and diffuses a lightthrough a transparency closing the pocket orrecess rovided in the lastfor accommodating the illuminating element.

Further, the invention consists in the pro. vision of an illuminatedlast having all the advantages of sunlight, and little or no,disadvantage of an electric ,or artificial light, the latter being escially undesirable as being .injurious to t eeyes. g,

The invention together lwith its numerous objects and advantages will bebest understood from a study of the following descrippanying drawingwherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the` i on the line3-3 ofFigu're2.

' cal and taperin toward one end, and inter- Referring more in detailtothe drawing.

it will be seen that 5 designates generally -a last or supporting deviceand which may be of any desired shape and constructed of suitablematerial. It has been found desirable, in actual practice, to make thelast 5 of wood, metal, glass or clay and preferably of the shape s own,that 1s substantially cylindrimediate the en s being provided with acir-- cular groove forming a neck 6.

The last 5 is provided with an laxial.

pocket or socket 7 that is substantially of uniform diameter throughout'its length, and which opens at the smallest end of the last' as shown.Adjacent its open end the socket 7 is provided with an annular shoul-.der 8 which supports a transparent disk 9.

The disk is preferably made of glass and is taut by gras ing it in thehand and pulling tion, taken in connection with the accom` the eyes.

removably secured in place between the shoulder 8 and a split expansiblering 11 formed of metal or other suitable material. A ring 11 fits inthe circular grove 12 provided above the shoulder 8 so as 'toaccommodate the ring 11 in such a'- manner that a portion of the ringwill engage the glass 9 as shown in' Figure 3.

Suitably vanchored within the socket 7 at the closed end thereof is alight socket 13 with which is suitably engaged anelectric bulb or lamp14. An electric light cord is designated by the reference character 15and' one end of the cord passes throu h an obliquellyx7 disposedopenmg16 provi ed in the 4rip e ttom of the socket 7 and is suitablyconnected with the -socket 13. On its free end the cord .15 is providedwith a suitable plug 17 I for enga ement with an outlet socket or otherelectrical device aording connection with a suitable source ofelectrical supply. Y

In actual practice, either the disc 9 or the bulb 14 is co desirablerays emanating from the bulb 14 that the li ht diffused thereby will asnearly as possible similar to sunlight. Such light rays are desirable,since being similar to natural or sunlight, will be least injurious toIn use, same manner as a lass or egg cup is now ral wall of the last 5adjacent the.

ored whereby to eliminate un the last is used in substantially the used,the hose or ot er fabric to be mended bein portion thereof to be mendedbeing over the smallest end of the last 5 and 1n this way, the operationof darning will be-- greatly facilitated.

Even though I have herein shown and de.- scribed the preferredembodiment ofthe 1nvention, it is to be understood that I do not wishtolimit myself to the precise details of construction, combination andarrangement of elements as'herein shown, but claim allsuch forms of theinvention to which I am entitled in view ofthe requirements of thestretched taut over the last with the f prior'a'rt and the scope of theappended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what -I claim as new is: I A.darningv last for supporting'a fabric having a run therein to bereknitted com- Eiising a substantially elongated cylindrical yIfnrovided with a socket openingl at one end o said body said socketadjacent the 5 open end thereof in counterbored to provide an annularshoul er inwardl from the open end thereof, a transparent dis engagingsaid shoulder, a split ring in the counter-bore of said socket andbearing against the outer l0 face of said disk at the marginal edge ofthe latter, and a. lamp Within said socketat the* inner end of thelatter.

In testimony whereof I aix m si ature.

CHARLEY ANN CR EY.

